Aristocrat Gold Star with cards on reels

[marivo10]

Hello, I found this Aristocrat with playing cards on the reels??? I know it have some problems like the wrong front, think its from a Tic Tac Toe and somebody repainted it. It has lightbulbs instead off fluorescent tubes and pay out is incorrect. Escalator is working.
Now it takes old Dutch 25ct coins. I found a original front and the bulbs gonna be replaced by Led tubes. Post those pictures later....
Greeting from the Netherlands
Regards,
Ivo

[treefrog]

Nice, looks like an Aussie machine, rather than an export model, looking at reel strips.

What front have you got as a replacement as there were only a few types using cards? Might be a Wild Aces…

[marivo10]

Screwed the front off...........

Thought it was a Gold Star, 'cause it has this sign on the reels?
On a Dutch auction site I found a Gold Star front.

Mechanics....

Front and Led tubes installed....ready to rumble....

[coppinpr]

Looking good! I guess it does not have BARS on the reel strips?

[marivo10]

No Bars, just 9-10-jacks-queens-kings-aces and gold stars.
The Wild Aces doesn't have the gold star or am I wrong??

[marivo10]

Just missing this Crown decal, if somebody knows where I can find one you make me ....

[treefrog]

It was not originally a gold star as these used fruits. They are stickers over the original strip. The crown you have shown usually would have a sticker associated with some instructions regarding often percentage payouts, so vary... Most are gone and I never replace them… make something up...

[marivo10]

So its a Wild Ace,, and the Gold Star logo on the reels are not original and I bought the wrong front?
Or its a Gold Star and it has Wild Ace stickers over the reels ?
I saw another slot just like mine, Goldstar front and Cards on the reels, it came from a casino on a cruiseship to Denmark, exact the same reels and front.
So did Aristocrat made the modification???

[aristomatic]

Hello and thanks for sharing pictures of your machine, looks great whatever it is. Your reel bundle is playing card symbols, there are no "BAR" symbols as such. Your black award card strip denotes playing card reel symbols including the 'A' for Ace symbol that substitutes on 3rd reel to pay as 3 matching symbols. Gold Star front denotes 2 jackpot awards e.g. 3 gold stars or 3 bars on centreline. Your reel bundle doesn't feature Bars so it doesn't match to Gold Star award card.

I've learnt over the years to expect the unexpected so try not to rule out anything! 1st things to confirm is does the mech. currently pay jackpot 3 goldstars on centre line? Do 3 aces pay 27 ways in the window x18 [17]. Does AAA on centre line pay jackpot?

I'll add further observations later. Regarding the Aristocrat logo sticker, as TF says, I've seen many different stickers in this area. However, I always thought that this area was originally a match striker.....?

[marivo10]

Thanks for all the info, don't know how to trigger the jackpot. At this moment I can't take out the mechanic cause I had a back surgery 2 weeks ago. I'm not allowed to lift more than 1 kg, push, pull and bow.
All I can do is search the web...

[aristomatic]

I suggest you follow medical advice and rehabilitate. Take your time. I've been very poorly for 12 months and not restoring or working on any machines any more. My brother is helping me in lifting items to photograph so I can keep busy selling some machines and parts, but it's no fun when you cannot do what you used to be able. Hopefully, your issues are temporary, I hope so - good luck!

Just keep researching and asking questions here. I'm not online much these days now, but others can give you great advice and assistance.

[marivo10]

Thanks for your nice and wise words. Still got a few months to rehabilitate. Can someone explain to me where the coins go after the escalator. It goes into a tube, that's all I know. What happens if the tube is filled? Are they going to the jackpot or cashbox?
Are these the coins the Aristocrat original needs?

[treefrog]

When tube filled, then goes into jackpot; when that is full, into cashbox. Yes, they used sixpences.

[marivo10]

Thanks, payouts are very strange 10 pays sometimes 1, and sometimes 3. 10 pays 2, should be five.
Very irregular.
3 aces anywhere did pay out so I can assume it's a Wild Aces mechanic?
Difference between a sixpence and a Dutch 25ct are very small.
Size 6D19.4 mm. Size 25ct 19mm.
Thickness 6D 1.50mm. Thickness 25ct 1.55 mm.
Weight 6D 2.83 Gr. Weight 25ct 3 Gr.

[coppinpr]

If you want to test all the payouts, it's usually best done with the mech out of the case, but by chance your particular type of machine allows you to do it with the mech in the case as well.
So with the door open, put in a coin and pull the handle, as soon as the reels start to spin quickly push a cloth into the mech low on the left side(you will see a fan spinning there, your intention is to block the fan from spinning, no damage will be done). Once the fan stops the reels will freewheel, stop them by hand and position them for the desired win and hold them in place while you pull out the cloth, the fan starts up again and the cycle continues. once it ends the machine will deal with the payout you set up by hand.
Also, remember that these card style reel strips are not unusual, most aristos in Australia had them and they were used in Europe to a much lesser degree as well, your machine has been altered considerably from lighting to glass changes so payouts might also be unusual, list them all and check they pay the same every time (if the machine is set to take 6d then using ANY other coin will most likely affect the payout numbers) and let us know.

[marivo10]

Hello, thanks for your information. I did stop the "fan" and payment is 2 or 3 less than it should be.
High prizes pay 3 less; low prizes, 2 less.
Jackpot works on 3 aces and on 3 gold stars.
So I think I gonna buy a bulk of sixpences from the UK.
Anybody know where I can buy a bulk outside of E-bay?
How many will fill the tube?

Bulbs are replaced for LED tubes.

[dutchboy]

Evening ivo. The shortage of payout with one coin instead of three is too much for old Dutch quarter. Normally it have to pay out three coins I think. Sadly I don’t have a 6 pence machine at the moment so I can’t compare. Could it be a timing problem? Where do you live in the Netherlands?
Greetings hans.

[coppinpr]

Ebay UK is as good as anyone, but search through the list. There are some lower-priced than others, perhaps 100 fills the payout tube? My advice is to buy some cheap tokens or use low-value Dutch/Euro coins to fill the jackpot by hand or you will never get any going to the cash box so you can play the machine.

[marivo10]

Evening ivo. The shortage of payout with one coin instead of three is too much for old Dutch quarter. Normally it have to pay out three coins I think. Sadly I don’t have a 6 pence machine at the moment so I can’t compare. Could it be a timing problem? Where do you live in the Netherlands?
Greetings hans.

Hello Hans, 3 pays 2 and 5 pays 3, Iive in Tilburg.

I can buy a bulk a sixpence. Does it solve the paying problem using sixpence???

[dutchboy]

Ivo here's a picture showing the difference between six pence and quarters. I think there should be a shortage of one with the 5 pay out. I don’t have a lot of sixpences at the moment sadly. I will send you a message.